1. Brush twice in 24 hrs. Flossing regularly makes an even better habit.

 

2. Eat healthy- avoid sticky and sweetened foods and drinks and include more of fibrous fruits and vegetables in your diet. Pile up on vitamin and mineral enriched foods,

 

3. Proper brushing technique ensures proper utilization of the tooth brush and toothpaste. Through the TV, ads have you believe that the toothpaste just needs to be applied and it does the job itself. Brush in a vertical (up and down) motion and not horizontally (the popular belief). Ask your dentist.
   
   
4. Try and give up deleterious habits like smoking, pan supari, gutkha. Restrict your intake of colas and carbonated beverages.
   
   
5. Visit your dentist every six months.

 

6. Switch over to a new tooth paste after every 3 months.

 

7. Avoid using coarse toothpowder. Stick to toothpaste.

 

Beliefs-unravelling the truth 

 

1. The eye is never affected by any type of treatment done on you teeth including extractions. On the contrary dental infection can be a source of microbes initiating an eye Infection.

 

2. Dental cavities are the consequences of bacterial colonization on your teeth. The acid produced in the bacterial colony is of sufficiently high strength to bore holes. Such a disease is known in scientific terms as Cales. Thus a cavity be known as a carious cavity.

 

3. Scaling never leads to teeth getting loose or weakned. The bacterial colony as described above persists for days if brushing technique is improper. It absorbs salts from saliva and hardens to be calculus also known as tartar or stone. Scaling every six months prevents calculus build up and keeps gums and teeth healthy.

 

4. Every teeth has its own colour or shade as we call it. The shade varies between individuals. Hardly anybody have teeth as white as pearls and snow. It would look totally unnatural. Trying to achieve this means through dental treatment in unsolicited.